| 词条 | Hedgehog Lab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = hedgehog lab | logo = Hedgehog_lab_Logo.png | type = Privately held company | industry = Software Consultancy | foundation = 2007 | founder = Sarat Pediredla, Mark Forster | hq_location_city = Newcastle Upon Tyne | hq_location_country = England, United Kingdom | num_locations = 6 | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = {{unbulleted list| Sarat Pediredla (CEO)| Antony Dinning (COO) }} | services = User Research, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Technical Strategy, Software Development, Agile Delivery, Software Testing, Innovation Lab | num_employees = 151 (2018) | location_country = England, United Kingdom | homepage = {{Url| http://hedgehoglab.com}} }} hedgehog lab is a global technology consultancy headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, with additional offices in London, the US, and India. The company, which employs more than 120 people, concentrates on building apps for smartphones and other connected devices, and offers a range of services in Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality. In recent years, it has experienced rapid turnover growth, with revenues rising 160% in 2016.[1] In 2016 the business was named "Newcastle's Best Company to Work For"[2] by ratings site Glassdoor, based on five star reviews from staff, who praised its culture and employee benefits. hedgehog lab takes its name from Jim Collins’ book Good to Great, which features the ‘hedgehog concept’ of cultivating ‘piercing clarity’ in the pursuit of long-term results, while rejecting propositions that ‘fail the hedgehog test’. Historyhedgehog lab founders, Sarat Pediredla and Mark Forster - now CEO and Chief Product Officer respectively - met while working as developers at a Newcastle-based digital agency. After leaving to launch their own business, they created a tool for the financial services sector and soon generated interest in their software-as-a-service offering. Plans, however, were disrupted by the 2008 financial crisis, at which point hedgehog lab switched to a digital agency model. This was later refined to focus on ‘post-PC’ technologies, with the company looking internationally to grow market reach while still a micro-business.[3] After launching sites in London and India, it turned its attention to the US, opening an office in Boston in April 2015. A further office in Austin, Texas, followed a year later and, in January, 2017, it set up a site in Copenhagen. With exports now accounting for a large proportion of revenues, this will become the company's European headquarters,[3] providing access to mainland Europe as well as the Nordics. Having secured £1m of investment from Maven Capital Partners - one of the UK's most active equity houses - hedgehog lab now plans to grow revenues by at least 50% year-on-year until 2020.[4] The cash will be used for increasing the company's delivery capabilities, growing its sales and marketing functions, and exploring further international expansion. Clientshedgehog lab has worked with well-known names including Mitsubishi, B & M, Channel 4, AkzoNobel, England Rugby, Hult International Business School and the Financial Times.{{cn|date=December 2017}} Immersive TechnologyAfter seeing growing interest in Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality, hedgehog lab invested in its own Immersive Technology division,[5] equipped with state-of-the-art kit to develop for headsets like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Microsoft HoloLens. Launched in January, 2017, this is being headed up by one of the UK's leading experts, Shaun Allan, who has many years’ experience in the field,[6] and whose VR pitch recently helped the North East region win the bid to host the Great Exhibition of the North. In 2018 the renamed Team XR moved to their new development studio within Proto, the new emerging technology centre in Gateshead. Awards and recognition
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/newcastle-tech-company-hedgehog-lab-11608630|title=Newcastle tech company Hedgehog Lab set for three years of 100% growth|first=Robert|last=Gibson|date=13 July 2016|website=Chroniclelive.co.uk|accessdate=28 November 2017}} [7]2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/blog/five-best-companies-newcastle/|title=Five of the Best Companies in Newcastle - Glassdoor Blog (UK)|date=7 July 2016|website=Glassdoor.co.uk|accessdate=28 November 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/hedgehog-lab-launches-new-office-12485276|title=Newcastle app developer opens in Denmark after Brexit vote|first=Jonathon|last=Manning|date=23 January 2017|website=Chroniclelive.co.uk|accessdate=28 November 2017}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/newcastle-tech-firm-hedgehog-lab-13677503|title=Newcastle tech firm hedgehog lab to create new jobs after £1m investment|first=Graeme|last=Whitfield|date=26 September 2017|website=Chroniclelive.co.uk|accessdate=28 November 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/newcastle-tech-firm-hedgehog-lab-12365702|title=Newcastle tech firm Hedgehog lab moves into virtual reality with expert appointment|first=Coreena|last=Ford|date=26 December 2016|website=Chroniclelive.co.uk|accessdate=28 November 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/northeast/senior-hire-at-hedgehog-lab-ahead-of-vr-charge|title=Senior hire at Hedgehog Lab ahead of VR charge|publisher=Insider Media|accessdate=28 November 2017}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/business-news/staggering-growth-hedgehog-lab-limited-8151861|title=Staggering growth at Hedgehog Lab limited by skills shortage|first=Robert|last=Gibson|date=23 November 2014|website=Thejournal.co.uk|accessdate=28 November 2017}} }} External links
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